Postcolonial Europe: Narratives, Nationalism, and Race

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In Europe, the colonial past has often been marginalized in the collective memory, as practices of imperialism and colonialism seldom fit into contemporary national narratives. Using the former Danish West Indies and Greenland as case studies, this course deconstructs colonial narratives in the literature, film, art, advertisements, and historical works. Keeping a comparative perspective, we situate our discussions in current European debates about 'the other.'